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NK did not hack sony, according to security experts

- The FBI last week announced that they had discovered conclusive evidence proving the North Korean government was behind the Sony hack
- President Obama then attacked the country for their behavior during a news conference, and informed them that the United States would retaliate
- Now, the findings of the FBI are being called into question by many of the cybersecurity industry's leading experts
- What's more, after an independent investigation, Norse has determined that they believe a woman named 'Lena' is responsible for the hack
- Almost every expert stated that they believe the hack had to have been an inside job

If it was an inside job then it definitely would've been in the best interest of the FBI to blame it on a foreign enemy. If it was an inside job, what could this mean for internal security in the United States?

Re: NK did not hack sony, according to security experts

If it was an inside job then it definitely would've been in the best interest of the FBI to blame it on a foreign enemy. If it was an inside job, what could this mean for internal security in the United States?

I also find the Russia connection rather interesting.

Several points:

1. The private security experts did not necessarily have access to all of the information that the FBI and U.S. Intelligence sources had, (cyberspace and non-cyberspace e.g., possible intercepted communications).
2. The FBI only revealed a small portion of the information that was reviewed by the U.S., with sensitive information that could compromise sources and methods of collection not released.
3. The information that was not released may well have provided evidence that made it highly likely that North Korea did, in fact, organize the attack.
4. North Korea has engaged in provocations and other acts of aggression on a repeated basis. It defies logic that North Korea would treat cyberspace as if it were some neutral ground.

IMO, the U.S. acted appropriately in addressing this case. In doing so, it made an initial down payment on creating deterrence in cyberspace.

Re: NK did not hack sony, according to security experts

Here was some more info about The Sony Hack.....Would it surprise any if the FBI under BO somehow got it wrong about N. Korea?

This is Lizard Squad, the nebulous hacker group now tied to the Sony hack......

Best known among gamers, Lizard Squad is both despised and revered for their seemingly random assaults on the video game world. They've claimed attacks on Call of Duty, Xbox, Sony Playstation, and now are being linked to the Sony Pictures hack.

And now, at least one security firm is tying Lizard Squad to the Sony hack. Earlier this week, Los Angeles cybersecurity firm IntelCrawler told Bloomberg that both Lizard Squad and Guardians of Peace, the unknown group that has taken credit for Sony, share the same hacking timelines and slang.

The nebulous group was able to take these servers down through a DDoS, or distributed denial of service, attack in which it directed Internet traffic to overwhelm its targets' servers. Less than a week later, Lizard Squad made headlines when it tweeted a fake bomb threat to American Airlines and successfully grounded the plane. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley was on the flight.....snip~

Re: NK did not hack sony, according to security experts

Here was some more info about The Sony Hack.....Would it surprise any if the FBI under BO somehow got it wrong about N. Korea?

This is Lizard Squad, the nebulous hacker group now tied to the Sony hack......

Best known among gamers, Lizard Squad is both despised and revered for their seemingly random assaults on the video game world. They've claimed attacks on Call of Duty, Xbox, Sony Playstation, and now are being linked to the Sony Pictures hack.

And now, at least one security firm is tying Lizard Squad to the Sony hack. Earlier this week, Los Angeles cybersecurity firm IntelCrawler told Bloomberg that both Lizard Squad and Guardians of Peace, the unknown group that has taken credit for Sony, share the same hacking timelines and slang.

The nebulous group was able to take these servers down through a DDoS, or distributed denial of service, attack in which it directed Internet traffic to overwhelm its targets' servers. Less than a week later, Lizard Squad made headlines when it tweeted a fake bomb threat to American Airlines and successfully grounded the plane. Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley was on the flight.....snip~

Re: NK did not hack sony, according to security experts

Originally Posted by donsutherland1

Several points:

1. The private security experts did not necessarily have access to all of the information that the FBI and U.S. Intelligence sources had, (cyberspace and non-cyberspace e.g., possible intercepted communications).
2. The FBI only revealed a small portion of the information that was reviewed by the U.S., with sensitive information that could compromise sources and methods of collection not released.
3. The information that was not released may well have provided evidence that made it highly likely that North Korea did, in fact, organize the attack.
4. North Korea has engaged in provocations and other acts of aggression on a repeated basis. It defies logic that North Korea would treat cyberspace as if it were some neutral ground.

IMO, the U.S. acted appropriately in addressing this case. In doing so, it made an initial down payment on creating deterrence in cyberspace.

Non-government experts might not have access to all the info, but they definitely have the expertise to make such statements. And if it was an insider, why would the government admit it?

Kim Jong-un himself said that his people did not organize the attacks. Yeah, not exactly a trustworthy source, but it lines up with the statements the experts have given. NK doesn't exactly have to lie about it given its protection from China.

Basically we only have the U.S. government's say-so that this was a NK attack, when it doesn't have the best credibility these days.